kaltegarri

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Basque

Etymology

From kalte (damage, harm) +‎ -garri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalteɡari/
  • Rhymes: -ari, -i
  • Hyphenation: kal‧te‧ga‧rri

Adjective

kaltegarri (comparative kaltegarriago, superlative kaltegarrien, excessive kaltegarriegi)

  1. detrimental, harmful, injurious
    Synonym: kaltegarrizko

Declension

Declension of kaltegarri (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive kaltegarri kaltegarria kaltegarriak
ergative kaltegarrik kaltegarriak kaltegarriek
dative kaltegarriri kaltegarriari kaltegarriei
genitive kaltegarriren kaltegarriaren kaltegarrien
comitative kaltegarrirekin kaltegarriarekin kaltegarriekin
causative kaltegarrirengatik kaltegarriarengatik kaltegarriengatik
benefactive kaltegarrirentzat kaltegarriarentzat kaltegarrientzat
instrumental kaltegarriz kaltegarriaz kaltegarriez
inessive anim kaltegarrirengan kaltegarriarengan kaltegarriengan
inan kaltegarritan kaltegarrian kaltegarrietan
locative anim
inan kaltegarritako kaltegarriko kaltegarrietako
allative anim kaltegarrirengana kaltegarriarengana kaltegarriengana
inan kaltegarritara kaltegarrira kaltegarrietara
terminative anim kaltegarrirenganaino kaltegarriarenganaino kaltegarrienganaino
inan kaltegarritaraino kaltegarriraino kaltegarrietaraino
directive anim kaltegarrirenganantz kaltegarriarenganantz kaltegarrienganantz
inan kaltegarritarantz kaltegarrirantz kaltegarrietarantz
destinative anim kaltegarrirenganako kaltegarriarenganako kaltegarrienganako
inan kaltegarritarako kaltegarrirako kaltegarrietarako
ablative anim kaltegarrirengandik kaltegarriarengandik kaltegarriengandik
inan kaltegarritatik kaltegarritik kaltegarrietatik
partitive kaltegarririk
prolative kaltegarritzat

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kaltegarri”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • kaltegarri”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005